October 30, 2025 at 1:55 am

Late-Night Shopper Was Mistaken For A Kroger Employee, So An Angry Customer Started Screaming Like A Crazy Person To Get His Way

by Benjamin Cottrell

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As seen time and time again, some people have a hard time telling the difference between store employees and regular shoppers.

One late-night customer took that confusion to a whole new level when he decided that yelling aggressively at a regular shopper was the best way to get help finding his items.

Read on for the full story.

one time at kroger, i got yelled at..

One time I went to Kroger at like midnight. I had a blue jacket on from work I just got off, and it didn’t say anything related to Kroger on it.

I was walking down an aisle with my headphones in, and I kept hearing this guy screaming behind me from down the aisle.

This guy was comin’ in hot.

I took my buds out, and he was screaming, “THE ****, CAN YOU HELP ME??”

I just kept walking because I AIN’T WORK THERE, lol.

Finally, the shopper had no choice but to yell back.

So finally I just screamed back, “I don’t work here!!”

Which only made the other guy angrier.

He yelled back, “STUPID *** ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS SAY THAT” and then inserted more rude words.

Like, I didn’t have to say anything!

Aggressive much?

What did Reddit think?

People with common sense understand what it means when someone has headphones in.

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Hasn’t this guy ever heard of asking nicely?

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Sometimes it’s better to be aware of your surroundings.

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He left the store annoyed but amused, wondering what it is about his look that screams “employee.”

Maybe next time he’ll keep the headphones in and just keep walkin’.

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Benjamin Cottrell | Assistant Editor, Internet Culture

Benjamin Cottrell is an Assistant Editor and contributing writer at TwistedSifter, specializing in internet culture, viral social dynamics, and the moral complexities of online communities. He brings a highly analytical, editorial voice to his reporting on workplace conflicts, malicious compliance, and interpersonal drama, with a specific focus on nuanced stories that lack an obvious villain.

As a published author of rhetorical criticism, Benjamin leverages his academic background in human communication to dissect and elevate viral social media threads. Instead of simply summarizing events, he provides readers with balanced, deep-dive commentary into why the internet reacts the way it does. In addition to his cultural reporting, he is an experienced fine art photography essayist and video game reviewer.

When he isn’t analyzing the latest viral debates, Benjamin is usually chipping away at his extensive video game backlog, hunting down the best new restaurants, or out exploring the city with a camera in hand.

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